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Sep 1 Blog

He Who Freed the Dead Sea Scrolls

In 1991, Martin Abegg, Jr., contemplated doing something unprecedented that had the potential to derail his academic career: publishing reconstructions of the Dead Sea Scrolls without the permission of the sluggish and secretive publication team.

Feb 20 Blog

Lawrence H. Schiffman on the Dead Sea Scrolls’ History

By: Robin Ngo

In the May/June 2015 issue of BAR, Lawrence H. Schiffman describes the Dead Sea Scrolls’ history, from their discovery in the Qumran caves to the state of present-day scroll research.

Jul 31 Blog

Liberator of the Nag Hammadi Codices

By: Charles W. Hedrick

A cache of ancient Christian Gnostic texts was found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945—two years before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Similar to the situation with the Dead Sea Scrolls, a monopoly of scholars held up the publication of the Nag Hammadi texts and would not permit anyone else to see them. The late Jim Robinson intervened, and by 1970 he had managed to free the Nag Hammadi Codices.

Apr 10 Blog

Doyen of the Dead Sea Scrolls

By: Reviewed by Weston W. Fields

Weston W. Fields reviews "Doyen of the Dead Sea Scrolls" by Zdzislaw J. Kapera and Robert Feather.

Dec 19 Blog

The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1

By: Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

Charlotte Hempel reviews "The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1" by Weston W. Fields.

Dec 13 Blog

Was the Dead Sea Once Completely Dry?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Researchers studying the history of the Dead Sea have found that around 120,000 years ago, the waters of the mineral-rich and super-buoyant lake may have […]

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